Morpho-tectonic evolution of the Marmara Sea inferred from multi-beam bathymetric and seismic data

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-33

  Gokaşan, Erkan ^a   Ustaömer, Timur ^a   Gazioǧlu, Cem ^a   Yucel, Zeki Yaşar ^a   Öztürk, Kurultay ^a   Tur, Hüseyin ^a   Ecevitoglu B ^b   Tok, Buǧser ^c  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Hydrography and Oceanography ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; INLAND SEA; SEISMIC DATA; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

SEA OF MARMARA;

EID: 18144445068     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-003-0120-7     Document Type: Article

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